I’m a Social Epidemiologist and a postdoc fellow at the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University, and a member of the Nordic Pandemic Preparedness Modeling Network. I’m curious about questions that transcend disciplines and everyday life, especially those that can enhance public health and methodologically bridge the gap between theory and practice. My research focuses on modeling infectious disease dynamics, particularly the effects of various forms of heterogeneity within communities. I use data to understand social behavior and develop citizen-driven solutions to tackle epidemiological challenges.

Before SU, I was a postdoc researcher at DTU Compute and the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS). I have a background in the physics of complex systems and hold a D.Sc. in computer science from Aalto University. As a writer and the editor-in-chief of Sitpor, I’m involved in science communication. You can read more about me here: abbas.sitpor.org/.